Just in case you didn't take the advice of yesterday's 5 steps of cold and flu defense, it's not a total loss. You still can apply these easy and effective cold and flu treatments this time, as long as you promise to be a little more PROactive next time!
Cold and Flu Treatments
If you're like me, you hate taking medication or any prescription drugs that are not necessary to keep your body strong and healthy. What about when you face the inevitable yearly cold or flu? Should you drug yourself up so you can't even go to work or concentrate at school? There are other safe, natural remedies that you should consider before taking any medicine. These are sometimes the most efficient way to feel your best, leaving the nasty side effects from medicine behind. Besides, there is no actual cure for the cold or flu, except time.
5 Cold and Flu Treatments
1. H2izzO
Maybe your mom was right when she brought you chicken soup in bed when you were a kid. The key is taking in plenty of fluids and rest when your body is down to allow the sickness to leave your body faster. Also drink lots of water to help flush it out of you system. Your body needs this for the extra energy it's burning to fight off the virus. Plus, the chicken soup is good to sooth any symptoms you may be suffering from, like sore throat or stuffy nose!
2. Echina-what?
Echinacea tends to work better for most people as a cold remedy rather than a prevention method. If you take it too much or for too long before your actual cold your body may grow immune to its benefits! Then what's the point you ask? Try a higher dose right when you feel the cold coming on to help your body expel the germs from the cold.
3. Vitamin C ya later
Ascorbic acid also works well as a cold and flu remedy. Its higher concentrated doses while you are sick is one way to rid your body of the virus altogether. Make sure to check the label on these and any supplements to make sure you aren't taking too much, but it's not likely you will overdose on vitamin C anytime soon.
4. Chest rub, hubba hubba
Using a chest rub before bed to loosen lung congestion seems to work wonders during a cold. You can buy these already made or try make your own with some olive oil and eucalyptus essential oils mixed together and rubbed firmly on the chest, smells good too!
5. Sal-tea
When you get a cold or the flu, often coughing is a symptom that is persistent throughout the term of the virus. Try gargle with salt water to temporarily relieve your sore throat. Also, drinking hot herbal teas help to reduce swelling in your glands inside your throat therefore reducing pain and discomfort. Popular herbal teas to help your sickness are ginger, Echinacea, and lemon and honey.
So next time you feel a cold or flu coming on, go for the natural or homeopathic remedies before drugging up on the over-the-counter or prescription meds from your doc. You may find it will shorten the length of your illness and you will have more energy too!
What are some of your super-secret cold and flu treatments?
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Very true. Flus and colds have no actual chemical remedies unlike minor aches and pains which can be alleviated by medication tramadol and the likes. For me, proper nourishment, Vitamin C, and a day or two of relaxation are my best bets for combating flu and that nasty cold.
Than you for tips, I like salt water too, it really helps.
Thank you Lisa, and yes, salt water can help with a surprising number of things.
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